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Cardiovascular disease
Cardiovascular disease or cardiovascular diseases is the class of diseases that involve the heart or blood vessels (arteries and veins). While the term technically refers to any disease that affects the cardiovascular system (as used in MeSH), it is usually used to refer to those related to...
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Aspirin
Aspirin (USAN), also known as acetylsalicylic acid (pronounced /əˌsɛtɪlsælɪˌsɪlɪk ˈæsɪd/, abbreviated ASA), is a salicylate drug, often used as an analgesic to relieve minor aches and pains, as an antipyretic to reduce fever, and as an anti...
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ACE inhibitor
ACE inhibitors, or inhibitors of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE), are a group of pharmaceuticals that are used primarily in treatment of hypertension and congestive heart failure, in some cases as the drugs of first choice.
This system is...
Diuretic
A diuretic is any drug that elevates the rate of urination and thus provides a means of forced diuresis. There are several categories of diuretics. All diuretics increase the excretion of water from bodies, although each class does so in a distinct...
Beta blocker
Beta blockers (sometimes written as β-blocker) is a class of drugs used for various indications, but particularly for the management of cardiac arrhythmias, cardioprotection after myocardial infarction (heart attack), and hypertension. Propranolol...
Calcium channel blocker
Calcium channel blockers are a class of drugs and natural substances that disrupt the conduction of calcium channels.
It has effects on many excitable cells of the body, such as cardiac muscle, i.e. heart, smooth muscles of blood vessels, or neurons...
Stress management
Stress management is the amelioration of stress, especially chronic stress.
Walter Cannon and, Hans Selye used animal studies to establish the earliest scientific basis for the study of stress. They measured the physiological responses of animals to...
Low-fat diet
According to the USDA, a low-fat diet – as the name implies – is a diet that consists of little fat, especially saturated fat and cholesterol, which is thought to lead to increased blood cholesterol levels and heart disease risk. It is imperative...
Low sodium diet
A low sodium diet is a diet that includes no more than 1,500 to 2,400 mgs of sodium per day. (As an example 1 teaspoon of salt = approx. 2,300 mg sodium.) People who follow a vigorous or moderate exercise schedule are usually advised to limit their...
